Official NCAA 08 Wishlist (PS2/XBox)

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by ddeweil

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned: It would be nice to be able to edit your uniforms. In-game save!! Ability to turn off the new kick-return camera and the Jump the Snap feature. Create-a-Play!

I would love the ability to tweak your uniforms. Even if its something simple like adding or removing names from the backs of jersey or whether you use stickers on helmuts.

Jump the snap definitely an option to turn it off.

[Biodawg03]

Editing the uniforms would be great, as a Husky fan I hate the fact that Ty Willingham removed the names from the jerseys and I can't put them back on like they were for the previous 30 years+ before he stepped on campus.

I would also like them to fix the Challenge option, not every game is played in Eugene, OR... but with the way my challenges turn out you would think they were. Way too often I get an opposing receiver being way out of bounds catching the ball and I challenge and the play stands when it is obvious the guy was out of bounds.... happens on tds and it really makes me mad.

Even if the opponents history only ran 5 years or so it would be nice, at least you could see how that SR class did against their rivals while they were on campus.

Something I saw on Madden a few years back on PS that I have never saw on PS2 is a championship history. It would be nice to have a list of BCS champions to refer back to after 20 years or so of a dynasty. Madden had it so you could see every Super Bowl winner/result and the games MVP and it was pretty cool once you got deep into a dynasty.

All these requests are for not though, I really plan on being switched over to PS3 by the time NCAA 08 comes out *fingers crossed*

[Hawaii_Stars]

I am probably in the minority here, but I would like it if they had spawn games for NCAA, just like they do for madden but make it for the whole year without any errors after a certain number of minutes has been reached..

[Cardot]

Paraphasing Rudy...We need these:

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

[*]Give us options to turn features off! Jump the snap, momentum, the new kick return camera all need options to turn them off for those that don't like them. [*]Go back to the old kicking system. The right analog stick method doesn't work. [*]Fumble slider. There are too many fumbles in the game, particularly in rainy weather. You have an INT slider and this is an easy and logical addition.

Also, it rains too much. Tone that down.

And fix HFA. Infact simplify it. I don't want complex calculations that consider the stadium or if the QB is a freshman. No shaking camera or decible meter. Just give the home team a subtle ratings boost across the board. When I go back and look at my scores after a couple seasons, my home record should be a little better than my road record. Home Field advantage is an important part of sports, and I want in video games. But EA has simply outsmarted themselves with the mess they created with it in NCAA.

Oh yeah, jazz up the Rose Bowl. The grandaddy of them all should be better represented. It looks pathetic.

And can we finally play a season with the D1AA teams??? At the minimum, can we have a tournament mode to play out the D1AA playoffs.

[rudyjuly2]

I actually think they have HFA down pretty good right now. I like the shaking controller - it makes me feel as though I'm in a hostile environment. I also like the relationship with composure as young players get rattled on the road.

There is definately too much rain and too many fumbles on current gen. I am optimistic that a lot of these issues will be fixed. Cardot, do you have a PS2?

[Krebstar]

Recruiting is the main thing that I would love to see get a face lift and in the IGN preview it mentions it, hopefully that doesn't just mean next gen though.

[TheGamingChef]

OK... I went through this entire thread and copied every suggestion that everyone had made. Let's guess how many of these ideas EA will implement on the old-gen version for NCAA 08:

GAMEPLAY:

*Turn features on/off (JTS, momentum, kicking camera)
*Fix kicking system (miss some)
*Fix fumbles
*Fix HFA
*Improve OL and DB AI
*Allow OL Impact players
*True gang tackling
*No more OL being pancaked by DL
*Bring Jump button back
*Fix deep ball completion rate (better than before, but still needs work)
*More Hot Route options (3-, 5-, 7- yard routes)
*Delayed blitzing
*Remove post-play animations
*Remove "no Hot Routes when loud" from HFA
*Add "poison" button during punts
*Accelerated Clock for realistic stats w/ 15 min. quarters
*Fix Prevent defense
*Realistic celebrations
*More penalties
*Fewer dropped passes
*Fix reverses
*Add Composure rating
*Add bobbled/fumbled snaps
*Automatically swat ball - don't need to press button
*Fewer "Big Hits"
*Call DL stunts from the line
*Realistic hurry-up offense clock settings
*Better AI defensive playcalling (goal line situations)
*Less rain during games
*Weather affect gameplay - bad passes and fumbles during rain
*More people on sidelines during games

DYNASTY:

*Add option for playoff
*Ability to edit year in school
*Ability to have more than 1 player w/ same number
*Save your team and use online/practice/Play Now
*More difficult recruiting
*Lengthen Spring Game
*Add medical redshirts
*Add coodinators/assistant coaches
*D 1-AA Dynasty option
*Add 1-AA teams to Dynasty w/out removing a 1-A team
*Scheduling contracts in Dynasty
*Online Dynasties
*Realistic amount of recruits from states w/ realistic attributes
*Ability to improve stadium
*Coach abilities - motivation, offense, defense
*Semi-visible playbooks without experience
*More tracking of records
*Shuffle conferences - move teams from Big XII to Big Ten, etc.
*Hire/Fire coaches option
*AD Mode
*Familiarity with different offenses with recruits - ran it in HS
*Remove "real game AI" from Spring Game w/ CPU - running out clock
*See past years' results in schedule
*Ability to develop rivals over time
*Leave contract extension screen to save, think it over
*ESPN the Magazine during recruiting
*Kick players off of team for discipline
*Busts & surprises from recruiting
*More spring/summer drills
*Better In-Season Recruiting - see players' HS stats
*Rename stadiums
*Better polls
*Coaching rivalries as well as Team rivalries
*Deaths & retirements
*Add Somoa as recruiting region
*Postseason All-Star game

OTHER:

*Sim-to-end feature
*More uniform options in Create-A-Team
*Injury slider
*Special Teams blocking slider
*More Practice options (random run/pass plays only)
*Created sign usage for created teams
*Real cold gear automatic for players
*Sharpen graphics/colors in Xbox - it's stronger than PS2, use it
*Create-An-Alternate-Uniform
*Different styles for throwing/running
*Different player models for big/small WRs, or WRs/OLs
*SportsCenter in-game updates/post-game show
*More coach apparel options
*More running play options out of Shotgun
*More special teams plays (rugby punts)
*Play creator
*Roster editor - move players from team to team
*Man/Zone coverage ratings for DBs
*RB varied styles - juking/spinning vs. running through people
*Editable uniforms - especially conference patches
*Fix Rose Bowl, make it look better

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I think we'll see the most important of these, but most of them we won't see until a few years down the road on X360/PS3.